Hermann Zilcher

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Hermann Zilcher
Zilcher in 1919
Born	18 August 1881 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died	1 January 1948 Würzburg, Germany
Occupation(s)	Composer, pianist, conductor and music teacher
Website	www.hermann-zilcher.de

Hermann Zilcher (18 August 1881 – 1 January 1948) was a German composer, pianist and conductor,^[1] and also a music teacher. His compositional oeuvre includes orchestral and choral works, two operas, chamber music and songs, études, piano works, and numerous works for accordion.

As a music teacher, Zilcher also enjoyed an outstanding reputation. His students included, among others, Norbert Glanzberg, Karl Höller, Winfried Zillig, Kurt Eichhorn, Maria Landes-Hindemith, and Carl Orff.

After the seizure of power by the Nazis, Zilcher became a member of the party, a fact for which he would later be criticized.